Tyler ISD schools are helping the community by donating more than 4,000 cans of soup to the less fortunate. The canned soup drive, called the “Souper Bowl Challenge,” is an annual event hosted by People Attempting to Help, or PATH. PATH is an organization that provides programs to the economically disadvantaged in Smith County. Last …
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Feb 14
Head Football Coach named
With 27 years of coaching and teaching experience, Tyler ISD is excited to have Coach Darrell Piske join our team as the head football coach and athletic coordinator at Robert E. Lee High School. Coach Piske has a reputation of transforming teams with losing records into state title contenders. Coach Piske spent the past four …
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Feb 07
Parents learn about new tests
Information about an unfamiliar test raised a lot of questions for Tyler ISD parents who were introduced to the STAAR End of Course (EOC) Exams, the new statewide testing program for Texas high school students, which begins with this year’s 9th graders. Parents of John Tyler High School freshmen listened carefully as Tyler ISD administrators …
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Jan 24
Early Childhood students help “Keep Tyler Beautiful”
Preschoolers rolled up their sleeves and helped plant daffodil bulbs at the St. Louis Early Childhood Center Thursday morning. The school started its gardening project last year when it partnered with Keep Tyler Beautiful. “Today students got the opportunity to learn outside the classroom,” Head Start Director Gloria Bell said. “The children worked on their …
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Jan 19
Tyler ISD students selected
Three students from Robert E. Lee High School were selected from a pool of thousands of students to perform in one of the All-State ensembles during the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention. The students earned their spots in the All-State ensembles after performing in region and area auditions. All-State is the highest honor a …
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Dec 21
Official wins statewide recognition
Michael Timms is John Tyler High School’s (JT) associate principal for curriculum and instruction, and very good at his job. The Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) has named him its Texas Assistant Principal of the Year. Only those who display the absolute best performance in their positions and show the greatest leadership skills …
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Dec 15
LISD to join school finance lawsuit
The Lindale Independent School District board of trustees voted Monday night to join more than 300 school districts in the Texas Taxpayer and Student Fairness Coalition-Equity Center lawsuit filed against the state. The lawsuit, filed in October, is in response to the Texas legislature’s more than $4 billion cuts to school funding. The goal of …
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Dec 08
Students earn awards
Seven Tyler ISD middle school students earned awards in the Tyler/Smith County Fire Prevention Poster Contest. The Tyler Fire Marshal’s Office, along with the Smith County Fire Marshal’s Office, hosted the competition, which required students to submit a poster highlighting an important fire prevention theme. “The Tyler/Smith County Fire Prevention Poster Contest provides a great …
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